Wolf of the Blood Moon: A Blood Magic - Book 4: Chapter 89: Blood Fall

Earth

All around the Earth, demons and humans clash amongst each other, slaughtering the other without reservations. Whether through magic, summoned creatures and objects, their bare claws and fists, or any other method they can find, the smell of blood fills the entire world. Demons emerging from Fractures, breaking past the barriers and into the cities thanks to their King’s Demon Light, more demons flooding the warzones and breaking past the human frontlines, and clashes between Class V demons all over the planet ripping up the terrain around them with abandon.

Screams echo from all corners of the world from both Guardian and demon alike as blood fills the lands. And amidst the chaos, one demon stands tall albeit with some exhaustion showing on his face and posture in the middle of a devastated land whose previous biome is now unidentifiable. Now all that can be seen of the land are random pools of water, scorched earth all around with an occasional black flame still flickering on the ground, random portions of the land seemingly having vanished without a trace, and pools of shadow to accompany the water.

All with blood soaking the ground for as far as the eye can see.

Meanwhile four of the five Knights of Humanity lie beaten on the ground in various states all over the land, with the fifth having retreated far enough away that all she can do is grimace at the spectacle.

Soon enough, Satan’s laughter echoes throughout the battle-torn land as the man spreads his arms out with a look of glee on his face and shouts, “This war is over!!!” Then he lowers his gaze again, narrowing it on the Red Knight of Humanity who is currently lying on the ground with the bones in his shoulders and knees shattered with holes running directly through him. “How about I start with the filthy little copycat?”

Satan slowly floats downwards to the ground with a trail of black and red flames still fueled by the Demon Light silently flowing behind him while dripping blood. And once he reaches the Red Knight of Humanity, he simply reaches down for the man whose glaring face hasn’t been weathered at all despite his injuries and grabs him by the neck, lifting him into the air.

“All of these years, you were there, taunting me the entire way,” Satan says, his voice a mere whisper now as he holds the Red Knight of Humanity in the air by the throat, feeling a rush of glee at the thought that he can finally kill him with but a mere clenching of his fists. “Yet I was never able to come out and deal with you without your little Knightly friends around to stop me.” A grin stretches across his face. “But now? Now’s different.”

The oni slowly begins to clench his fist, lightly digging his claws into the Knight’s neck and drawing blood in the process. “Now I have you in my clutches, and you won’t be enjoying a slow death.”

Noah’s eyes widen with realization before Satan sends a flood of hellfire straight into the wounds on Noah’s neck, making the man let out a bone-chilling scream that has the other Knights flinching at the pain filling it. And the scream continues echoing out as Satan’s hellfire gradually, in a controlled manner, burns away at the Red Knight of Humanity’s body and reality.

While Noah is screaming, Satan turns his gaze towards the other Knights, stating, “While I’m not allowed to permanently harm or kill the Blue or White Knights,” his gaze locks onto Black, “the rest of you are fair play.”

Then he just continues to burn the Red Knight gradually from the inside all while making sure the man stays alive throughout the process.

Out of nowhere, the Demon Moon above them flashes once, then twice, and then a third time.

Satan’s grin grows wider as he slows down in his act of burning the Red Knight and shouts, “It’s finally time! The time when the Demon Moon is at its highest!”

Above them, the Demon Moon, resting high at the center of the sky, begins to brighten until the crimson glow of the moon fills the entire planet regardless of obstacles blocking it. And along with the light, drops of blood begin to come from the moon at a faster pace, with even more drops forming in the air all over the planet and turning into a rain of blood.

“The end is nigh!!” Satan declares, his voice containing more than a little glee in it as he and every other demon on both Tartarus and Earth feel the effects of the Demon Light growing significantly if only for this brief period of time while the Demon Moon is at its highest point. Including the comatose girl lying within the Demon King’s Castle.

The Knights of Humanity all show real fear on their faces, with the exception of Blue who lacks the ability to feel most of that emotion beyond a small amount, as they gaze up at the Demon Moon high above, blood raining down all around them. However, Purple’s eyes begin to shine with a faint purple light, making her widen them before opening her terminal and quickly contacting someone.

Then, just a few minutes later while Satan is still toying with the Red Knight of Humanity, a loud thunderclap echoes in the area, following which a storm of red lightning starts thundering all around them.

Satan raises his head to look at the red lightning before asking the air, “You do understand that you stand no chance against me, much less other Class Vs, Monster of Humanity? Why bother with this?”

Isaac doesn’t answer, the man neither being within the vicinity nor caring about the oni’s words.

Purple glances back at her terminal and smiles at the words, ‘I will buy the time you requested, but one million credits will be charged to your account after this.’

Right when the red lightning begins to strike at Satan in order to distract him, a bright flash of red and black light shines out of the Demon King’s Castle on Tartarus. Out of a single extravagant bedroom.

As the Apex Predator opens her eyes for the first time in over a year.